Research updates
New brain tumor research and news, in plain language. The marks on each item show how far along the evidence is. More marks mean it has been tested more.
1061 item(s). Early-stage animal and lab research is hidden. Tick the box above to include it.
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A benign nerve tumor near the brain later turned out to be cancer in one rare case
Doctors describe one woman whose leftover benign nerve tumor was found to be cancer four years later.
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A brain tumor that first showed up as changes in mood and behavior
In this report, a man's brain tumor first showed itself through changes in his behavior and mood, not through the symptoms people usually expect.
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A New Way to Read Brain Scans Tries to Tell Tumor Types Apart
Researchers tested a computer method that studies MRI scans to guess a brain tumor's type before surgery.
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A one sided spine surgery used for tumors in five children
Doctors used a smaller spine operation to reach spinal cord tumors in five children, and none of the children later needed treatment for a spine problem.
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A new MRI scan may help tell tumor growth from treatment effects
Doctors tested a special MRI scan to see if it can tell whether a spot on a brain scan is the tumor growing back or just changes from treatment.
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How often advanced breast cancer spreads to the brain
In a large Austrian records study, 477 of 2775 people with advanced breast cancer had the cancer spread to the brain.
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A new score to help predict outlook when thyroid cancer spreads to the brain
Doctors built a simple score to help judge what to expect when thyroid cancer spreads to the brain.
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How doctors use BRAF drugs for brain tumors
Some brain tumors have a change in a gene called BRAF, and there are approved drugs for those tumors.
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Atovaquone Given With Radiation for Children With Cancerous Brain Tumors
This study is testing whether a drug called atovaquone can be given safely along with radiation in children with brain tumors.
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Testing whether focused radiation can be left out after surgery for cancer that spread to the brain
This study looks at skipping the usual radiation after brain surgery in people who take cancer medicine that works inside the brain.
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Testing GD2 CAR T cells for brain tumors that carry the GD2 protein
This study is testing immune cells that are changed in a lab to find and attack brain tumor cells that carry a protein called GD2.
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Testing whether people with BRAF V600 low-grade glioma can stop or slowly lower dabrafenib and trametinib
This trial looks at what happens when people who have been taking two targeted drugs stop them or slowly cut the dose back.
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Testing a focused radiation treatment for cancer that has spread to the brain
This study is testing how safe a focused form of radiation is for people with brain tumors that started as cancer somewhere else.
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Timing of brain radiation and immune drugs may matter
In this study, people lived longer when immune drugs came soon after brain radiation.
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Brain tumor study rethinks how language works in the brain
A study of 115 people with brain tumors found that language uses more brain areas than once thought.
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How DNA Tags Help Doctors Sort Brain Tumors
A lab test that reads chemical tags on DNA can help doctors tell brain tumors apart.
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Blood tests after brain tumor surgery may predict a longer ICU stay
Simple blood tests right after surgery may show who will need more ICU days.
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What we know so far about the keto diet and cancer treatment
Early research asks if a very low carb diet helps cancer treatment work better.
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A study of two tumor markers across glioma grades
Doctors looked at two lab markers in 90 brain tumors to see how they match the tumor's grade.
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How a tumor sample is taken can change the test result
The way tissue is collected affects how well a lab test can name a brain tumor.